diff --git a/resources/templates/rtf.xsl b/resources/templates/rtf.xsl
index 58536186d9..9dba87e83a 100644
--- a/resources/templates/rtf.xsl
+++ b/resources/templates/rtf.xsl
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
             <xsl:value-of select="'italic'"/>
             <xsl:text>;</xsl:text>
         </xsl:if>
-        <xsl:if test="@underline and @underline != 'false'">
+        <xsl:if test="@underlined and @underlined != 'false'">
             <xsl:text>text-decoration:underline</xsl:text>
             <xsl:text>;</xsl:text>
         </xsl:if>
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf/input.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf/input.py
index be032f0598..c1e649851b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf/input.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf/input.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ border_style_map = {
 
 class InlineClass(etree.XSLTExtension):
 
-    FMTS = ('italics', 'bold', 'underlined', 'strike-through', 'small-caps')
+    FMTS = ('italics', 'bold', 'strike-through', 'small-caps')
 
     def __init__(self, log):
         etree.XSLTExtension.__init__(self)
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class InlineClass(etree.XSLTExtension):
         for x in self.FMTS:
             if input_node.get(x, None) == 'true':
                 classes.append(x)
+        #underlined is special
+        if input_node.get('underlined', 'false') != 'false':
+                classes.append('underlined')
         fs = input_node.get('font-size', False)
         if fs:
             if fs not in self.font_sizes:
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/configure_txt.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/configure_txt.py
index cd4c2558b7..27f06d0d19 100755
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/configure_txt.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/configure_txt.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Configure:
         if self.__show_config_file and self.__configuration_file:
             sys.stderr.write('configuration file is "%s"\n' % self.__configuration_file)
         if self.__show_config_file and not self.__configuration_file:
-            sys.stderr.write('No configuraiton file found; using default vaules\n')
+            sys.stderr.write('No configuraiton file found; using default values\n')
         if self.__configuration_file:
             read_obj = open(self.__configuration_file, 'r')
             line_to_read = 1
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/inline.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/inline.py
index 7eda0ce429..2d73db9071 100755
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/inline.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/inline.py
@@ -411,11 +411,11 @@ class Inline:
                     self.__set_list_func(line)
                     action = self.__state_dict.get(self.__state)
                     if action is None:
-                        sys.stderr.write('No matching state in module inline_for_lists.py\n')
+                        sys.stderr.write('No matching state in module inline.py\n')
                         sys.stderr.write(self.__state + '\n')
                     action(line)
         copy_obj = copy.Copy(bug_handler = self.__bug_handler)
         if self.__copy:
             copy_obj.copy_file(self.__write_to, "inline.data")
         copy_obj.rename(self.__write_to, self.__file)
-        os.remove(self.__write_to)
+        os.remove(self.__write_to)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/process_tokens.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/process_tokens.py
index 7dd602ff46..5e4017c000 100755
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/process_tokens.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/process_tokens.py
@@ -214,7 +214,27 @@ class ProcessTokens:
         'nosupersub'         :	('ci', 'no-su-supe', self.__no_sup_sub_func),
         'up'                 :	('ci', 'font-up___', self.divide_by_2),
         'v'                  :	('ci', 'hidden____', self.default_func),
-        #  table => tb
+        # underline
+        # can't see why it isn't a char info: 'ul'=>'ci'
+        'ul'                 :	('ci', 'underlined<continous', self.two_part_func),
+        'uld'                :	('ci', 'underlined<dotted', self.two_part_func),
+        'uldash'             :	('ci', 'underlined<dash', self.two_part_func),
+        'uldashd'            :	('ci', 'underlined<dash-dot', self.two_part_func),
+        'uldashdd'           :	('ci', 'underlined<dash-dot-dot', self.two_part_func),
+        'uldb'               :	('ci', 'underlined<double', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulhwave'            :	('ci', 'underlined<heavy-wave', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulldash'            :	('ci', 'underlined<long-dash', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulth'               :	('ci', 'underlined<thich', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulthd'              :	('ci', 'underlined<thick-dotted', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulthdash'           :	('ci', 'underlined<thick-dash', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulthdashd'          :	('ci', 'underlined<thick-dash-dot', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulthdashdd'         :	('ci', 'underlined<thick-dash-dot-dot', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulthldash'          :	('ci', 'underlined<thick-long-dash', self.two_part_func),
+        'ululdbwave'         :	('ci', 'underlined<double-wave', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulw'                :	('ci', 'underlined<word', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulwave'             :	('ci', 'underlined<wave', self.two_part_func),
+        'ulnone'             :	('ci', 'underlined<false', self.two_part_func),
+        # table => tb
         'trowd'              :	('tb', 'row-def___', self.default_func),
         'cell'               :	('tb', 'cell______', self.default_func),
         'row'                :	('tb', 'row_______', self.default_func),
@@ -274,25 +294,6 @@ class ProcessTokens:
         'paperh'             :	('pa', 'paper-hght', self.divide_by_20),
         # annotation => an
         'annotation'         :  ('an', 'annotation', self.default_func),
-        # underline
-        'ul'                 :	('ul', 'underlined<continous', self.two_part_func),
-        'uld'                :	('ul', 'underlined<dotted', self.two_part_func),
-        'uldash'             :	('ul', 'underlined<dash', self.two_part_func),
-        'uldashd'            :	('ul', 'underlined<dash-dot', self.two_part_func),
-        'uldashdd'           :	('ul', 'underlined<dash-dot-dot', self.two_part_func),
-        'uldb'               :	('ul', 'underlined<double', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulhwave'            :	('ul', 'underlined<heavy-wave', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulldash'            :	('ul', 'underlined<long-dash', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulth'               :	('ul', 'underlined<thich', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulthd'              :	('ul', 'underlined<thick-dotted', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulthdash'           :	('ul', 'underlined<thick-dash', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulthdashd'          :	('ul', 'underlined<thick-dash-dot', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulthdashdd'         :	('ul', 'underlined<thick-dash-dot-dot', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulthldash'          :	('ul', 'underlined<thick-long-dash', self.two_part_func),
-        'ululdbwave'         :	('ul', 'underlined<double-wave', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulw'                :	('ul', 'underlined<word', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulwave'             :	('ul', 'underlined<wave', self.two_part_func),
-        'ulnone'             :	('ul', 'underlined<false', self.two_part_func),
         # border => bd
         'trbrdrh'            :	('bd', 'bor-t-r-hi', self.default_func),
         'trbrdrv'            :	('bd', 'bor-t-r-vi', self.default_func),
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/sections.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/sections.py
index 13bf2c2ddc..a315729525 100755
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/sections.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/sections.py
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ Instead, ingore all section information in a field-block.
             self.__token_info = line[:16]
             action = self.__state_dict.get(self.__state)
             if action == None:
-                sys.stderr.write('no no matching state in module sections.py\n')
+                sys.stderr.write('no matching state in module sections.py\n')
                 sys.stderr.write(self.__state + '\n')
             action(line)
         read_obj.close()
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/styles.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/styles.py
index 55f86e4208..7fcbfb24a3 100755
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/styles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/rtf2xml/styles.py
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ class Styles:
         'sect-note_'    :	'endnotes-in-section',
         # list=> ls
         'list-text_'    :	'list-text',
-        # this line must be wrong because it duplicates an earlier one
-        'list-text_'    :	'list-text',
         'list______'    :	'list',
         'list-lev-d'    :	'list-level-definition',
         'list-cardi'    :	'list-cardinal-numbering',